Introduction For years after someone in New York served time for a conviction, criminal background checks too often prevent them from fully participating in economic and civic life. Unfortunately, ...

A Virginia federal district court denied KBR, Inc.’s motion to dismiss a class of kitchen workers’ claims of unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, finding that the workers didn’...

Coffey & Associates, Inc.’s motion for summary judgment on a landscape design manager’s Fair Labor Standards Act unpaid overtime is denied in part, an Oklahoma federal district court ruled, bec...

U.S. District Court Where a defendant supervisor has moved to dismiss counts alleging retaliation and interference under the Family and Medical Leave Act, that motion should be denied because the c...

A Federal High Court No. 1 sitting at Awka, Anambra State, presided over by His Lordship, Justice F.O. Riman, on Wednesday, granted bail to a whistleblower, Nnamdi Emeh. Emeh was working as an IT ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, tipping culture has undergone major changes. The option to tip is now common (and often encouraged) at ice cream stores, coffee shops, and more—and retailers make it e...

For women in many Muslim countries, change for the better is now the norm. In Turkey, an election last Sunday saw a record number of women (20%) elected to parliament. Women in Iran are in permanen...

Q. Do temporary workers have workplace protections in New Jersey? A. Yes. On February 6, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. A1474 / S511 (also known as the Temporary Workers’ ...

On May 11, 2023, Canada passed An Act to enact Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act and to amend the Customs Tariff (the “Act”). As we reported previously, the Act w...

Click for PDF On May 12, 2023, the German lawmaker passed a law protecting those who report violations around the workplace (the “Whistleblower Protection Act”, or “Act”). As an essential part of t...